Paul began
his work with the
Ocean Acoustics Group
at
AOML
in 1977 as an electronics technician. After receiving his Bachelor
of Ocean
Engineering degree
from Florida
Atlantic University
in 1979, his position advanced to that of research oceanographer.
Paul continued to pursue his education and received his Master
of Science degree in
Applied Marine Physics
from the
University of Miami
Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
in 1991. Over the course of his career at AOML, Paul has been
instrumental in advancement of acoustic backscatter techniques
in a variety of applications ranging from wastewater outfall
plume characterization to dredge material placement monitoring.
Paul has had experience in all aspects of project development
from project coordination, through execution of operations at
sea, to final data processing, analysis and presentation.
From 1987
to 1991 he served as Chief Scientist of the Southeast Florida
Outfall Experiments (SEFLOE I & SEFLOE II). In 1993-94 he
managed the design and construction of the
Real-Time Current Measurement
System
used to monitor the disposal
of dredge material during the Port of Miami expansion project.
He implemented the conversion of backscatter data collection
from analog to digital methods. He
is now working with colleagues on the Florida Area Coastal Environment (FACE) while preparing for retirement in the near future.
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